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It's gala gridlock on Tuesday, with four L.A.- and
NYC-based celebrations. Times and locations below:
Showtime Holiday Soiree
7-10 p.m.
The Quincy Estate in Hancock Park
511 S. Muirfield Road
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Cocktails and dinner
Discovery Communications' annual holiday party
The Campbell Apartment
Grand Central Station
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres
Paley Center Los Angeles' Salute to Excellence Gala
Cocktails at 6 p.m.
Dinner & event at 7 p.m.
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, California 90212
Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award Dinner
6:30 p.m.
The Beverly Hills Hotel
9641 Sunset Boulevard,
Beverly Hills, California 90210
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Fox Embraces Underdog Status
With just a fraction of the network programming aired by rival stations, a Fox-owned oulet offers lots and lots of local news. Fox stations CEO Jack Abernethy says the group retains its scrappy ethic even as the stations continue to grow share in their markets. Abernethy spoke with B&C Deputy Editor Michael Malone about what makes the Fox O&Os unique.
An edited transcript follows.
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NCTA President/CEO Kyle McSlarrow will be exiting the association next spring after more than five years to pursue long-term plans to get into the business side of cable. McSlarrow talked with B&C Washington Bureau Chief John Eggerton in an exclusive interview Nov. 19 about his departure, and the future.
Read the full Q&A here.
